Explosive Substances Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 1976 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 65, 13 September 2002, pp. 2737-2787. Long titleAct on explosive substances. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous substances Transport/storage Data collection/reporting Monitoring Institution Inspection International trade Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Act applies to the handling and transport of, as well as the import of solid or liquid substances and preparations (substances) that can be brought by a non-exceptional thermal, mechanical or other use to explosion (explosive substances). The text consists of 53 articles divided into 10 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Handling and transport in the commercial sector; Import, transit and record-keeping (II); Conservation (III); Responsible persons and their duties (IV); Handling and transport in the non-commercial sector (V); Monitoring of handling and transport (VI); Other provisions (VII); Provisions on penalties and fines (VIII); Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (IX); Transitional and final provisions (X). Four Annexes are enclosed. Full text German Website www.gesetze-im-internet.de; www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Implemented by Hazardous Substances Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2010 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Classification/declassification, Packaging/labelling, Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX Hazardous Substances Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2010 (2021) Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Classification/declassification, Packaging/labelling, Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance, Pesticides Source: FAO, FAOLEX